Club information

Nickname: The Posh

Ground: London Road

Capacity: 14,649

Founded: 1934

Honours:

English Fourth Tier Champions: 1961, 1974

Peterborough United was formed in 1934 as a replacement for Peterborough & Fletton United which folded in 1932. The club was elected to the Football League in 1960, their home ground is London Road and the club’s nickname is The Posh.

The nickname “The Posh" was adopted in 1921 after the then manager of Fletton United, was reported as saying he was "looking for posh players for a posh new team".

Peterborough gained promotion to the 2011-12 Football League Championship via the League One play-offs, beating Huddersfield 3-0 in the final at Old Trafford. Their highest ever finishing position in the Football League ladder was 10th in the Championship.